Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
(pet) owner
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked
cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)
person who has a romantic preference for older men
persistently bothering someone (for no good reason)
traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
person who steals money from the workplace
Republic Day
three shrines (usu. in ref. to Ise Grand Shrine, Iwashimizu Hachimangū and Kamo Shrine, or Kasuga Grand Shrine)
child on the waiting list (for a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.)
remaining bones after decay of a corpse
Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
Finlandization
planned mass transit service suspension (as a precaution ahead of typhoons, etc.)
there are no mysterious losses
rock placed on a corner of one's plot facing the road to protect against cars
music industry
I shouldn't say this, but
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (professional football club)
person working for someone else (followed by job title)
hotel room with both Western and Japanese elements (usu. with Western-style beds and a separate tatami-floored living area)
special functioning hospital (category of hospitals that can provide highly advanced care)
decorative cutting technique using alternating diagonal slices (for cucumbers, udo, etc.)
Nanjing University of Science & Technology
don't worry about sneezing (when a streamer accidentally sneezes)
Magen David Adom (Israel's emergency medical service)
student hostel